On October 16, Chen Fuli, Secretary of the Communist Party of China Leadership Group of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), met in Beijing with a visiting delegation led by Carole Ly, Director of the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO). The two sides held in-depth discussions on their respective geographical indication (GI) systems, practices and protection, and reached a consensus on strengthening future cooperation in areas including GI protection, expert exchanges and product promotion.

Chen noted that, in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, the two sides have maintained sound cooperation in the field of GI and achieved a range of practical results. China stands ready to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with France in this area, contributing to the improvement of both countries' GI systems and the development of related industries.

Ly said that the two sides have reached broad consensus on strengthening the protection of GI products. France is willing to deepen cooperation with China on GI protection within bilateral, EU and multilateral frameworks and work together to achieve further results.

Heads of relevant CNIPA departments attended the meeting.(Translated from CNIPA Website Chinese Version)